In this uproarious and clever debut, it's time to give the Devil
his due.
Johannes Cabal, a brilliant scientist and notorious snob, is
single-mindedly obsessed in heart and soul with raising the dead.
Well, perhaps not "soul" . . . He hastily sold his years ago in
order to learn the laws of necromancy. But now, tormented by a dark
secret, he travels to the fiery pits of Hell to retrieve it. Satan,
who is incredibly bored these days, proposes a little wager:
Johannes has one year to persuade one hundred people to sign over
their souls or he will be damned forever.
To make the bet even more interesting, Satan throws in that
diabolical engine of deceit, seduction, and corruption known as a
"traveling circus" to aid in the evil bidding. What better place
exists to rob poor sad saps of their souls than the traveling
carnivals historically run by hucksters and legendary con men?
With little time to lose, Johannes raises a motley crew from the
dead and enlists his brother, Horst, a charismatic vampire (an
unfortunate side effect of Johannes's early experiments with
necromancy), to be the carnival's barker. On the road through the
pastoral English countryside, this team of reprobates wields their
black magic with masterful ease, resulting in mayhem at every turn.
Johannes may have the moral conscience of anthrax, but are his
tricks sinful enough to beat the Devil at his own game? You'll
never guess, and that's a promise!
Brilliantly written and wickedly funny, "Johannes Cabal the
Necromancer" combines the chills and thrills of old-fashioned
gothic tales like "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," the mischievous
humor of "Wicked," and the sophisticated charms of" Jonathan
Strange &Mr. Norrell "and spins the Faustian legend into a
fresh, irreverent, and irresistible new adventure.
General
Imprint: |
Random House
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Johannes Cabal Series, 1 |
Release date: |
June 2010 |
First published: |
June 2010 |
Authors: |
Jonathan L Howard
|
Dimensions: |
203 x 131 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
291 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7679-3076-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-7679-3076-2 |
Barcode: |
9780767930765 |
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